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The politicized issue of wearing protective face masks took center stage on the Senate floor as lawmakers got into a testy exchange about the protocol.
Alaska Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan and Ohio Democrat Sen. Sherrod Brown raised eyebrows on Monday as the subject of wearing masks to prevent the spread of the coronavirus became personal. The on-camera moment, which earned a scathing rebuke from fellow Sen. Ted Cruz on Twitter, unfolded as Brown asked Sullivan to put his mask on.
“I’d start by asking the presiding officer to please wear a mask as he speaks,” the Democrat began as soon as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell gave him the floor.